Rhymes for Young Ghouls

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Rhymes for Young Ghouls

R

Released Oct 24, 2014

1h 26m

Drama

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In 1976, a Mi'gMaq teenager plots revenge against the sadistic Indian agent who imprisoned her in a residential school where rape and abuse are common.

Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

As a history lesson about Canada's unjust treatment of Native Americans, it's often eye-opening, but as storytelling it's clunky and highly familiar, and the period re-creation is seldom convincing.

Nov 6, 2014

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Writer-director Barnaby weaves a surprising amount of tenderness into the fabric of violence, as well as a good measure of magic realism, to keep the gritty story engaging.

Oct 27, 2014

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Barnaby puts a mythic frame around a grim history, shaping it in a way that feels always like a creative adventure, not a duty.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 31, 2014

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

Rhymes for Young Ghouls is incredibly political and confrontational; [the] genre elements help make them accessible for audiences, [it] is a passionate defense of Indigenous rights and, more importantly, a call to arms against white Canadian settlers.

Jan 25, 2023

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

A potent portrait of tense relations between Red Crow Mi’kmaq on a Canadian First Nations reservation and the often needlessly cruel “Indian Affairs” agents they must submit to.

Sep 12, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

There is sardonic humour and grit in the storytelling topped by a wicked soundtrack.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Oaklee D

A confronting coming of age drama film from Canada that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Stoner J

It could have been much better but strange choices in the writing and directing. It's definitely much more of a slow drama, than a thriller. In fact there's just a couple parts that are thrilling and the rest is super slow and kinda strange.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Audience Member

Not a lot of laughs. Drugs take over from alcohol in ‘The Art of Forgetfulness'. Well worth seeing though. Good performances all round.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

There is an underlying sense of anger throughout the film and that anger is why I loved this movie so much.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

A stylish and captivating indie piece.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

The story is about how relentless abuses and ignorance is fertile terrain for more abuse and ignorance while creating a drive for a mafia style mob enterprise. This is how the mafia started probably in sicily. Well, it is not brilliance for sure. Stupid mafia and stupid police go so well together. Well made film with stunted characters and/or probably psychopathic. A bit hypnotic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

In 1976, a Mi'gMaq teenager plots revenge against the sadistic Indian agent who imprisoned her in a residential school where rape and abuse are common.

Director: Jeff Barnaby
Producer: Aisling Chin-Yee, John Christou
Screenwriter: Jeff Barnaby
Distributor: Monterey Media
Production Co: Prospector Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Language|Sexual References|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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